sanctions

US loses in cotton dispute at WTO

BBC Finance  Mon, 06/02/2008 - 11:59am

The US could face sanctions for failing to scrap subsidies to its cotton growers after losing a final WTO appeal.



 

Call for vaccine opt-out penalty

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Sat, 05/10/2008 - 6:11pm

Tough sanctions are being proposed for parents who refuse routine vaccinations, such as MMR.



 

Microsoft contests $1.4bn EU fine

BBC Finance  Fri, 05/09/2008 - 10:59am

Microsoft appeals against a $1.4bn fine given for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.



 

Court meeting to weigh death penalty for child rapists (AP)

Ytop stories  Wed, 04/16/2008 - 2:29am

AP - The Supreme Court is considering whether someone may be executed for raping a child, a case that balances concerns about the death penalty with tougher sanctions for child sex crimes.



 

EU fines Microsoft record $1.4bn

BBC Finance  Wed, 02/27/2008 - 7:45am

The European Union fines Microsoft for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.



 

EU slaps Microsoft with $1.35 billion fine

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 02/27/2008 - 5:56am

European Union regulators on Wednesday fined Microsoft a record 899 Euros, or $1.35 billion, for failing to comply with sanctions.

The sanctions stem from a 2004 ruling, upheld by an EU court last year, that Microsoft had withheld information from rivals on how to interoperate with its software.

The ...